Empire TownshipKS
A town of 1,301.
Is Empire Township a good place to live?
The best of Empire Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for schools. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Empire Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 6 of Kansas’ 362 towns do worse. Empire Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,301 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Empire Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Empire Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Empire Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Empire Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Empire Township.
Empire Township’s public schools trail 89% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Canton-Galva school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton-Galva ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 193 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Empire Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Empire Township for work: only 6% work in town. 4.4% of Empire Township residents live below the poverty line, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Empire Township grew to 199 in 2023, 42 more than in 2013.
| Empire Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Empire Township
Empire Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Empire Township’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Kansas overall
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Empire Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Empire Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.7% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.1% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Empire Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Empire Township is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Empire Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 33% of Empire Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Empire Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Empire Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Empire Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Park Henry | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Empire Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Empire Township
About 3 of every 100 Empire Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
94% of working residents leave Empire Township for work
Where Empire Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Empire Township
Township in McPherson County, Kansas, US
Empire Township is a township in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.
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Questions about Empire Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Empire Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.